Voices

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 6 2004 12:00 a.m. MDT

People keep talking about the contrast between these two vice president candidates — and they're right, there couldn't be a greater contrast. But it's not their looks that sets them apart, it's Vice President Cheney's intellect and experience that distinguishes these two. I thought Cheney ran rings around Edwards, particularly when it came to national security. But then, John Edwards didn't have much material to work with.— Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah

There were times when it was close, but Dick Cheney came across as an old hand on national security issues. The vice president was at his best with foreign affairs and national security. — Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah

I'm still undecided. I just thought it was a lot of name-bashing tonight. — Republican Nancy Lancaster of Somers Point, N.J.

I was impressed with the facts or the figures that Edwards threw out on the present war. I was impressed with the figures he threw out with the school dropouts. It seemed to me he was more convincing with his answers to the questions. But sometimes you really wonder which one to believe.— Alice Theis of Leavenworth, Kan.

When they discussed stuff like foreign policy that definitely put me more on the Republican side, but then I would be pulled back to the Democrats' side when they discussed social issues and issues that affect my life. — Lesley Entrekin of Tampa, Fla

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